THE LORD ADMIRAL'S WHISTLE

Educating the Whistle - Blower

Blowing the Whistle

Leniency clauses, offering cartelists legal immunity if they blow the whistle on each other, is a recent anti-trust innovation. The authorities wish to thwart cartels and promote competition. This effect is not evident, however; whistle-blowing may enforce trust and collusion by providing a tool for cartelists to punish each other. We examine the impact of leniency law, and other rules, theoret...

The Gardens of the Lord

Lord Lister

i hp; medical man who wishes to gain a clear idea of the broad foundations upon which modern medicine and surgery are based should read two great books which are almost twin classics; Rene Vallery Radot's Life of Pasteur" (English translation by Mrs. Devonshire), and Sir Rickman Godlee's "Lord Lister," the re-appearance of which in a third edition we cordially welcome. Both are finely written s...

Whistle for your wind.

Dyspnoea on exertion is the main complaint of patients with chronic obstructive airways disease. Any improvement in their breathlessness and exercise tolerance would substantially improve their quality of life.' Attempts have been made with both drugs and oxygen, but the former have only a partial effect and the benefits of long term domiciliary oxygen are restricted to those with severe hypoxa...